This statistic illustrates the mass of recovered non-bottle rigid plastic in the United States in 2018, broken down by resin type. In that year, approximately 169 million pounds of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was recovered in the U.S.
Weight of recovered non-bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. in 2018, by resin (in million pounds)
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Moore Recycling. (August 17, 2020). Weight of recovered non-bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. in 2018, by resin (in million pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/620982/recovered-non-bottle-rigid-plastic-by-resin-us/
Moore Recycling. "Weight of recovered non-bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. in 2018, by resin (in million pounds)." Chart. August 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/620982/recovered-non-bottle-rigid-plastic-by-resin-us/
Moore Recycling. (2020). Weight of recovered non-bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. in 2018, by resin (in million pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/620982/recovered-non-bottle-rigid-plastic-by-resin-us/
Moore Recycling. "Weight of Recovered Non-bottle Rigid Plastic in The U.S. in 2018, by Resin (in Million Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/620982/recovered-non-bottle-rigid-plastic-by-resin-us/
Moore Recycling, Weight of recovered non-bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. in 2018, by resin (in million pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/620982/recovered-non-bottle-rigid-plastic-by-resin-us/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Weight of recovered non-bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. in 2018, by resin (in million pounds) [Graph], Moore Recycling, August 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/620982/recovered-non-bottle-rigid-plastic-by-resin-us/